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Topic: Serious Risk? (Read 3077 times)

I have a question regarding a possible risk that I had a few days ago. I have had protected sex with a female for a few weeks. I do not know her HIV status. A few days ago, we were giving oral sex to each other and I penetrated her for a few seconds without a condom in the heat of the moment. I withdrew after three thrusts and put a condom on and had protected sex until ejaculation.

I know I had unprotected sex and more than likey you will tell me that I need to test. However, IŽd like for you to assest my risk. Has anyone been infected with HIV for having 3-5 seconds of unprotected sex? Should I be very concern about this? I asked her to take an HIV test and she agreed. She is waiting on the results. I had tested a month or so ago. I know I was HIV negative.

For hiv almost nil, but for other STDs you have a greater chance of contracting. Should you test? Yes, not only for HIV but for other STDs as well. You need to use a condom correctly at all times. That means consistently and have a full sexual check up each year or twice a year.

Francisco, HIV is not an easy virus to transmit. It's significantly harder to accomplish from female to male. Given this was a single and very brief incident the odds are very much in your favor against transmission having occured.

But you do need to learn from this experience. Low risk is not the same as no risk. So each time you have intercourse without a condom you are risking your life. It's as stark and as simple as that. Use a condom for intercourse everytime. No exceptions.

Ok, if I understood correctly, even though the exposure was brief since it was just a few seconds, I still need to test.

I have read here that transmission occurs INSIDE the body and through the uretra. I withdrew almost immediately and if I am not mistaken my penis was expose to the air at that time. So, does that make the risk lower since it was brief and then I pulled out to put on the condom?